Walkeng Mining Co.

Prospect in Washington county in Utah, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Uranium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10252153
MRDS ID DC15423
MAS/MILS ID 0490530017
Record type Site
Current site name Walkeng Mining Co.
Related records 10108896

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.3616, 37.24168 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hurricane(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saint George(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cedar City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Virgin(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Washington

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 041 S 013 W 07 NW NW Utah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Unknown
Azurite Unknown
Carnotite Unknown
Cerargyrite Unknown
Chalcocite Unknown
Malachite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.3616, 37.24168

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N80W
    Dip 15N
    Length 0M
    Width 0M
    Area 0.01HA
    Depth to top 31M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin OTHER
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N80W:15N
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. .6
    Total Surface Area (HA) .01
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Silver Reef

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 61M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Swell Factor .69
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 31
    Capacity Units MT COMMOD/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT COMMOD
    Year of Information 1973

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-MAY-1985 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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